Regulations

The Mississippi environmental regulations were renumbered and reformatted in 2013 pursuant to the amended Administrative Procedures Act passed by the state legislature. The legislature mandated that all state agencies have uniform numbering to conform to a statewide administrative code. The regulations, were effective August 26, 2013, and thereafter. Although the changes are not substantive, they affected the numbering and citation of all of the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality and the Mississippi Environmental Quality Permit Board regulations. While the numbering and citation of the regulations changed, the numbering, formatting and citation of the state environmental statutes remain the same. Beginning August 26, 2013, the regulations shall be referenced and cited consistent with standard form required by the Secretary of State.

The regulations may also be viewed in the Administrative Code located on the Mississippi Secretary of State website.
Then use the drop down for “Agency Search” and select “Title 11 – Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality”, then click “Search.”

Late Cretaceous age fossil crinoid, Dunnicrinus mississippiensis, calyx and ossicles in a slab of crinoidal limestone from the Prairie Bluff Chalk in Clay Co. Photo: George Phillips, @MSScienceMuseum. #FossilFriday @dtleader